iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (NASDAQ:ISTB – Get Rating) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,120,000 shares, an increase of 156.5% from the March 31st total of 436,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 827,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its position in iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 20.9% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 15,793 shares of the company's stock valued at $733,000 after buying an additional 2,727 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $36,718,000. Investment Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Investment Advisory Group LLC now owns 45,207 shares of the company's stock worth $2,099,000 after purchasing an additional 836 shares during the period. ML & R Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 18.9% in the 4th quarter. ML & R Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,676 shares of the company's stock worth $264,000 after purchasing an additional 903 shares during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF by 337.7% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 25,428 shares of the company's stock worth $1,181,000 after purchasing an additional 19,619 shares during the period.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Price Performance

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF stock traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $47.24. The company had a trading volume of 715,261 shares, compared to its average volume of 862,971. iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF has a 1 year low of $45.56 and a 1 year high of $48.18. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $47.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.90.

iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 4th were given a $0.107 dividend. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.72%. This is a boost from iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF's previous monthly dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 3rd.

About iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF

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The iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF (ISTB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund tracks a broad USD-denominated bond index with 1-5 years remaining in maturities. ISTB was launched on Oct 18, 2012 and is managed by BlackRock.

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